OBE EVALUATORS TRAINING WORKSHOP HELD AT THE NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

REPORT OF THE OBE EVALUATORS TRAINING WORKSHOP HELD AT THE NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA FROM MONDAY 29^TH NOVEMBER TO  FRIDAY 3^RD DECEMBER, 2021

1.         INTRODUCTION

A five-day OBE Evaluators training workshop was held at Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja,from Monday, 29^th to Friday 3^rdDecember, 2021.  About two hundred and thirty (230) participants from universities and industries were in attendance having representation from all the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.

The first day of the workshop commenced with the registration of participants according to their geo-political zones of practice.

See APPENDIX I for the list of participants at the workshop.

2. COREN TEAM

The workshop was chaired by Engr. Prof. S.Z Abubakar, FNSE, the Chairman of Education and Training Committee and below are the members of the team.

S/N	Name	Interest Represented	Address
1.	Engr. Prof. S. Z. Abubakar, FNSE	Chairman E&T Committee/Resource Person	Capital City University, Kano.
2.	Engr. Prof. Joseph Odigure	Resource Person	COREN, Abuja
3.	Engr. Prof. Baba El-Yakubu Jibril	Resource Person	ABU, Zaria.
4.	Engr. (Dr.) Eyitayo Afolabi	Resource Person	FUT-MINNA, Niger State.
5.	Engr. (Dr.) M. U. Adoyi, FNSE	Director Engineering/HOD E&T Department	COREN, Abuja
6.	Mrs.Ngozi Blessed Umeh, MNIM	Workshop Coordinator/Head, OBE, Secretariat	COREN, Abuja
7.	Engr. Precious Onuoha	PPD&C/Resource Person	COREN, Abuja.
8.	Engr. Jude Zhidaya	OBE Secretariat	COREN, Abuja
9.	Miss Glory Udo	Finance/Accts Dept	COREN, Abuja

 

3.         WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF COREN

A welcome address was presented by the President of COREN, Engr. A. A. Rabiu, FNSE, FNICE.  In his address, he said that COREN is determined to key into the rapid pace of globalization and emerging technologies around the world in the training of engineering graduates.  He emphasized that the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, has started the processes that would lead to local and international recognition of engineering qualifications from higher educational institutions in Nigeria. He added that such mutual recognition was expected to improve the quality, proficiency and mobility of COREN registered engineers.

The President recalled that in pursuit of the above goal, “in November, 2015, COREN applied to become a member of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) and was accepted at its General Assembly in Perth 2016. COREN, in 2018, began the process of the application for the Provisional Signatory Status of the Washington Accord (WA) under the International Engineering Alliance, lEA.

He stated that one of the many requirements for joining Washington Accord was that graduates of engineering programmes accredited by COREN must have been trained, using OBE system.  According to the President, the possible advantage of COREN registration with WA was access to employment in other signatory countries without further examinations.

4.         COURTESY CALL ON THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA.

The Registrar of COREN, Engr. Prof.  Joseph O. Odigure and his team made a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor of Nile University of Nigeria, Prof. Osman Nuri Aras on Thursday, 2^nd December, 2021 and was warmly received by him.  The Registrar expressed the Council’s gratitude to the University for hosting the workshop, noting the hospitality and friendliness of Nile University community. The Registrar, amongst other things, re-emphasized the need for the implementation of the Outcome Based Education (OBE) system in the Training of Engineering students and the need to train Evaluators who would serve as assessors for OBE accreditation, which as matter of fact,  necessitated the organization of the Evaluators training workshop in Abuja.

In his response, the Vice-Chancellor thanked the President, the Registrar and the Council for counting Nile University worthy to host such all-important event, stressing that the university is open to endless opportunities with COREN. He also promised to champion the implementation of the OBE’s core values and objectives.  He added that the University had built a building complex fully dedicated to the Faculty of Engineering in the University and that such gesture was geared towards improving the quality of engineering graduates in Nigeria.

The courtesy call was concluded with pleasantries and a group photograph.  The team afterwards, returned to the Conference Hall to continue with the technical sessions.

5.         PAPER PRESENTATIONS BY RESOURCE PERSONS

The Resource persons presented twelve 12 papers from day 1 to day 4.  At the end of the exercise, a practical session (5) with test on evaluation of SSR of a programme was given to participants to assess their level of understanding.

Below are the topics of papers presented by the resource persons.

DAY 1

	S/N		Topic		Knowledge/Skill
Presentation 1		OBE And Engineering Learning Outcomes		Knowledge
Presentation 2		Bloom’s Taxonomy and OBE Curricula		Skill
Presentation 3		COREN Accreditation: Preparation and Process		Knowledge

DAY 2 

S/N	Topic	Knowledge/Skill
Presentation 4	COREN OBE Accreditation Criteria  Part A (+Corresponding Annexures C,E,F and G)	Knowledge
Presentation 5	COREN OBE Accreditation Criteria Part B (+Corresponding Annexures H,I,J, K and L)	Skill
Presentation 6	COREN Accreditation: Team And Outcomes	Knowledge
Presentation 7	Assessment & Evaluation	Skill

DAY 3

S/N	Topic	Knowledge/Skill
Practical Session 1	Exercise: Mapping of  Mission PEOs Pos: Evaluation	Skill
Presentation 8	Evaluators Activities during AccreditationVisit	Skill
Practical Session 2	Review of Exercise on Development of CLOs for common courses	Skill
Presentation 9	AssessmentAndEvaluation of Programme  1	Knowledge/Skill
Presentation 10	AssessmentAndEvaluation of Programme  2	Knowledge/Skill

DAY 4

S/N	Topic	Knowledge/Skill
Practical Session 3	Review of Exercise on Evaluation of CLOs for common courses	Skill
Presentation 11	EvaluationTeamReport	Knowledge
Practical Session 4	Exercise: Discussion on Prospects and Challenges of Evaluation of Engineering Programmes in Nigerian Universities	Knowledge

DAY 5

S/N	Topic	Knowledge/Skill
Presentation 12	Evaluators Aplomb and Decorum at Accreditation Visit	Knowledge/Attitude
Practical Session 5	Test: Evaluation of SSR of a Programme	Skill

6.         CLOSING REMARKS

The Director of Engineering, Engr. (Dr.) M. U. Adoyi, gave a closing remark.  He, on behalf of the President and Registrar of COREN, thanked the University management for hosting the workshop and for the provision of the hall, sound system and other equipment that aided in the successful completion of the workshop.  He noted that, when OBE system would be fully implemented, selection of Evaluators/Resources persons would not be business as usual. He said, only those who had participated on such training would be qualified for the exercise and all the names of the qualified evaluators would be captured in COREN database. He congratulated the participants for being able to withstand the rigorous training. He added that the participants should sacrifice their time for the growth of engineering profession, because the future of engineering profession and Nation depended on them.

7.         VOTE OF THANKS

The Chairman of CODET, Engr. Prof. James Eke, thanked everyone for a fruitful and robust training workshop.  He, on behalf of the participants thanked COREN for spending huge amount of money to organize the workshop without asking for payment of any token.  He also thanked COREN for feeding the crowd in the past five (5) days with tea break and lunch.  He specially appreciated the resource persons and the organizers of the workshop for a job well done.

Thereafter, the presentation of certificates to participants was conducted by Head of OBE Secretariat, Mrs. Ngozi Blessed Umeh.

 

8.         CLOSING

The workshop came to a close with a National Prayer from the 2^nd Stanza of the National Anthem at 12.00 noon with a group photograph.

See APPENDIX II for the photographs taken during the workshop.

APPENDIX I

List of participants at the Outcome based Assessment workshop held at The Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja.

 

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS THAT ATTENDED OBE EVALUATORS TAINNING WORKSHIP AT

NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA, FCT

PARTICIPANTS FROM NORTH ZONE

S/N	NAME	ADDRESS	DECSIPLINE		Affiliation: Academia/Industry	EMAIL	TELEPHONE
1	DR. SUNMONU MUSLIU OLUSHOLA	UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE	FOOD PROD. ENG’G		Academia	sunmonu.mo@unilorin.edu.ng	08035964668
2	DR. M. F. AKOREDE	UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE	ELECT/ELECT. ENG’G		Academia	akorede@unilorin.edu.ng	08187432274
3	PROF. JOSHUA OLANREWAJU OLAOYE	UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE	AGRICULTURAL ENG’G		Academia	jolanoye@unilorin.edu.ng	08035812797
4	PROF. E. N. ONWUKA	FUT MINNA, NIGER STATE	TELECOM ENG’G		Academia	onwukaliz@futminna.edu.ng	08036312733
5	ENGR. ANTHONY ONWUKA	HEX ENGINEERING LTD, FCT, ABUJA	MECH. ENG’G		Industry	tonyka20@yahoo.com	08036799538
6	ENGR. FADEYI L. OLANIYI, FNSE	MADAFAD ENGINEERING LTD, FCT, ABUJA	CIVIL ENG’G		Industry	fadeyiolaniyi@yahoo.com	07067590000
7	ENGR. HALIMAT S. C. ADEDIRAN, FNSE	FCT, ABUJA	MECH. ENG’G		Industry	get2xty@gmail.com	08061264102
8	ENGR. DR. MOH’D SAIDU	FUT MINNA, NIGER STATE	CIVIL ENG’G		Academia	mohammed-saidu@futminna.edu.ng	08034506678
9	ENGR. DR. KAFAYAT ADEYEMI	UNI ABUJA, FCT ABUJA	ENERGY STUDIES		Academia	kfadeyemi@yahoo.com	08067156254
10	ENGR. BRIGHT GERALD C. E.	FCT, COE, ZUBA, FCT, ABUJA	ELECT/ELECT. ENG’G		Academia	emmanuellabright@gmail.com	08061538770
11	ENGR. ABUBAKAR DANJUMA ANGO	ADA ENGINEERING NIG. LTD. FCT ABUJA	ELECT/ELECT. ENG’G		Industry	ango247@gmail.com	08066334862
12	ENGR. DR. AARON ABOSHIO	BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE	CIVIL ENG’G		Academia	aaboshio.civ@buk.edu.ng	07037962610
13	ENGR. (DR) HYPOLITE ONYEKWERE	18, AGADEZ STREET, WUSE 2, ABUJA, FCT	ENVIRO. ENG’G		Industry	ahohbdonyekwere@yo.com	08033125165
14	ENGR. PROF. M. N. NWOHU	FUT MINNA, NIGER STATE	ELECT. & POWER SYS. ENG’G		Academia	mnnwohu@futminna.edu.ng	08188141864
15	ENGR. FELIX I. OIBIOKPA	FGN/IFAD-VCDP, ABUJA, FCT	CIVIL ENG’G		Industry	ogaga180903@yahoo.com	08036027469
16	ENGR. ABUBAKAR A. HASSAN	KAD-POLY, KADUNA STATE	ELECT. ENG’G		Academia	abubhaza1@gmail.com	08024339137
17	ENGR. ADOGO MOHAMMED OBLE	FED UNI LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE	MECH. ENG’G		Academia	oblemohd@gmail.com	08065741712
18	ENGR. DR. ALEX O. EDEOJA	JS TARIKA UNI MAKURDI, BENUE STATE	MECH. ENG’G		Academia	aoedeoja@gmail.com	08036993038
19	ENGR. JAMES G. BASHAYI	FED POLY, NASARAWA, NASARAWASTATE	POWER SYS. ENG’G		Academia	jgainason@gmail.com	08032813766
20	ENGR. EMMANUEL JOSHUA ONU	CEEZALI LIMITED, ABUJA, FCT	MECH. ENG’G